Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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River Phoenix dies a t 23 AP Wxk World Pharos River Phoenix, age 23. died in late October of 1993- Phoenix collapsed from a drug overdose outside of a Los Angeles night club. The club was owned by actor Johnny Depp. Phoenix collapsed and slipped into a coma. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Phoenix was known publicly as an anti-drug supporter. One of the biggest stories of the 1993 1991 basketball season occurred before the first pre-season exhibition game — Michael Jordan, the world's test basketball player and one of its most famous athletes, announce! his retirement. Jordan's retirement came after he had led the Chicago bulls to three straight National basketball Association championships. His departure, which Jordan announced at a news conference on October 6. 1993. stripped the league of its most recognizable name and robted it of a breathtaking acrobat who led the NbA in scoring the last seven years. “The thrill is gone. I've done it all. There's nothing left for me to do, Jordan told a reporter the night before his formal announcement. Jordan said his desire to retire at the age of 30 was not prompted by his father's murder during the summer; in fact, he said, father and son had already discussed it. Although Michael’s basketball career was over, that did not stop him from signing with the Chicago White Sox baseball franchise, baseball is Jordan's new career. • w 12 O R L D NEWS

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APWi WotUPhotm AP Wide World Phoan President Clinton’s point man on health care reform in 1993 was his wife, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. When Mrs. Clinton appeared Ixifore Congress to implore its members to work with the administration to overhaul the health care system, she got a movie star's reception. Hut the talk was quickly turned to business. Representative Pete Stark, a California Democrat, said he favored expanding Medicare to cover all Americans. He told Mrs. Clinton that his mother fears that she would be worse off under Clinton's reform plan, even though it calls for new Medicare coverage for prescription drugs. Mrs. Clinton, who chaired the While I louse task force on health care reform, conceded that Stark had a point. “I have a mother, t x , she said, so if we can't pass the mother test, we're in trouble. Russian coup fails Russia, one of the world's great powers, experienced political upheaval in 1993 more typical of a Third World nation. When President Boris Yeltsin disbanded the legislature September 21. many of its hardliners barricaded themselves inside the parliament building, or “White House, in Moscow. Vice President Alexander Rutskoi and others tried to wrest power from Yeltsin in an attempted coup. But, following Yeltsin's orders, tanks and tr x)ps flushed out the defiant lawmakers, many of them old-line Communists opposed to Yeltsin's attempts to move the nation toward a free market economy. The world was stunned by the sight of fire raging uncontrolled inside the stately parliament building. When the smoke cleared the relx llion was crushed, and its leaders — including Speaker Ruslan Khasbulatov and former Security Minister Viktor Barannikov — were in jail. A commission was formed to create a new legislative framework, and elections for a parliament were scheduled. WORLD NEW s 11

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Kerrigan vs. Harding Nancy Kerrigan, the 22-year-old U.S. figure skater who was among the gold medal favorites at the 1994 Winter Olympics, was attacked after practice on January 6. 1994. by a man who hit her on the right leg with a metal bar. The blow severely bruised her knee and bruised her quadriceps tendon, an injury that could impede her jumping and landing ability. Within days, an anonymous phone call to authorities pointed to Kerrigan's rival Tanya Harding, and a few of her entourage. Harding's ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, her bodyguard. Shawn Eckardt, and two hired men were arrested and convicted. To Tanya’s dismay Nancy Kerrigan finished with an Olympic Silver Medal, while Tanya finished in 8th place. Tanya was greeted in her hometown of Portland, with charges from the assault. Harding plea bargained to three years probation, and fines. She was also dismissed from the U.S. Figure Skating Association. As for Nancy, she combatted bad press, due to her snide remarks during the medal ceremony, and the fuss she made at a DisneyWorld parade. Kerrigan s career blossomed due to the incident. She landed a deal with Reebok, Revlon. Campbell's Soup just to name a few. Kerrigan even appeared at the Academy Awards. She became famous by default. AP Wide World Photos AP Wide World Photos Quake hits L.A. At 4:31AM on Monday, January 17. 1994. an earthquake of 6.6 magnitude (Richter scale reading) struck Southern California claiming 6l lives and leaving damage that may total $30 billion. Five Interstate highways, including the state’s major north-south route, and three state highways were closed at several points, crippling transportation. Broken aqueducts cut off much of the water supply to the San Fernando Valley, the 260-square-mile suburban expanse hit hardest by the quake. Over 500.000 customers were left without power in Los Angeles County. Streets were empty during nights of the 11PM-7AM curfew. National Guard trcx ps patrolled against looting. “The days ahead will be rough for us,” Mayor Richard Riordan warned Angelenos, even as he praised them for a cool-headed response to the crisis. “Let’s all stick together. w O R L D NEWS 13